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MV Whitethorn 8/81leg6

Cruise summary report

Cruise Info. 
Ship name (ship code)MV Whitethorn (74WT)
Cruise identifier8/81leg6
Cruise period1981-06-11 — 1981-06-24
StatusCompleted
Port of departureAberdeen, United Kingdom
Port of returnLeith, United Kingdom
PurposeResearch
ObjectivesGeology. Legs 1-6, 12-14. Principal scientists were: Chesher, Owens, Evans and Fyfe. CSU = CSU II Edinburgh

Leg 6:
The aim of this cruise was to carry out a preliminary shallow sampling survey on the Fladen sheet as part of the I.G.S. regional mapping programme. A 6-metre vibrocorer was employed at intersections of proposed geophysics lines and a 1.5 m gravity sediment corer at intermediate locations on these proposed lines. In addition a close-spaced gravity corer survey was carried out across a trench in the northeast corner of the Bosies Bank sheet.
Chief scientistJ Alan Fyfe (Institute of Geological Sciences, Edinburgh)
Cruise reportMV Whitethorn 8/81leg6 cruise report whitethorn08_81leg6.pdf (6.26 MB) 
Ocean/sea areas 
GeneralNorth Sea
SpecificBosie's Bank Sheet, Fladen Sheet
Measurements 
Geology and geophysics 
GrabQuantity: number of stations = 149
Description: Shipek grab and winch
Core - soft bottomQuantity: number of stations = 43
Description: 20 foot Vibrocorer System. Average recovery cf 4.6m
Core - soft bottomQuantity: number of stations = 106
Description: 5 foot Gravity Sediment Corer. Fitted with a 4" barrel, effective penetration up to 0.2m was possible